Letter from James M. Lindsey in Claiborne, Alabama, to James Dellet.
In the letter Lindsey describes local events to Dellet, who is away from his home in Claiborne. He mentions a recent election; poor economic conditions and the glutted cotton market; the capture of slaves who had run away; and a feud between two men in the area, Johnson and Wood. At the time the let...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Lindsey describes local events to Dellet, who is away from his home in Claiborne. He mentions a recent election; poor economic conditions and the glutted cotton market; the capture of slaves who had run away; and a feud between two men in the area, Johnson and Wood. At the time the letter was written, Dellet was probably in Washington, D.C., serving in the House of Representatives; he served there from 1839 to 1841 and from 1843 to 1845. |
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